WO2005048310A3 - System and method for enhanced thermophotovoltaic generation - Google Patents

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WO2005048310A3
WO2005048310A3 PCT/US2004/037512 US2004037512W WO2005048310A3 WO 2005048310 A3 WO2005048310 A3 WO 2005048310A3 US 2004037512 W US2004037512 W US 2004037512W WO 2005048310 A3 WO2005048310 A3 WO 2005048310A3
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A system and method for lower cost, high efficiency, thermophotovoltaic distributed generation includes: an emitter, a photovoltaic cell, and transient electrical energy storage.
PCT/US2004/037512 2003-11-10 2004-11-09 System and method for enhanced thermophotovoltaic generation WO2005048310A2 (en)

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